Childcare costs are terrible. It’s hardly worth most parents working once they have paid for childcare. I hope your daughter doesn’t feel too bad, she’s doing what she has to
I never knew that, i googled it after i read your comment. I am thankful that i had my children when i did, in a way life seemed a lot easier back then, sounds like the dark ages, eh! lol...you're doing a grand job, Jody
. I agree, I'm not trying to make them feel guilty, I think the system is broken when people feel they have no choice, because of money.
For couples I guess the concept of having one parent working and one at home is ideal. It probably doesn’t always work out this way but the idea of it is nice x
Mother looked after my kids until they were of school age. For me, there was no alternative. Nursery? seen the prices they charge! A childminder? no way. They may very well be DBS checked but is everyone else who comes and goes in that house been checked? So for me it was the ideal arrangement. When it becomes my turn to mind grandkids, I may not think it's the ideal arrangement.
In the ancient days you had no choice. If you had children you looked after them ! Simple as that. Without the benefits of the Pill and other Contraception people had larger families and still managed to bring them up. I know that when we had our first child i had to work to provide for all three of us . Wife stayed at home and brought child up to school age ( which was 5 then ,not 3) Then another one came along and same thing happened but i had to work longer hours to provide for us . It`s not exactly Rocket science . If you were wealthy enough you could pay for Private Nursery if not you did it youself .Of course parents helped as we did with our g.children but they need a life too after raising a family.
.So these days do parents expect the state to pay them to bring a child up or do they palm their kids off at childcare providers do they can work? I’m not really seeing your view clearly just an ignorant comment with any excuse to slate parents. I much prefer Yaris older generation input if I’m honestIn the ancient days you had no choice. If you had children you looked after them ! Simple as that. Without the benefits of the Pill and other Contraception people had larger families and still managed to bring them up. I know that when we had our first child i had to work to provide for all three of us . Wife stayed at home and brought child up to school age ( which was 5 then ,not 3) Then another one came along and same thing happened but i had to work longer hours to provide for us . It`s not exactly Rocket science . If you were wealthy enough you could pay for Private Nursery if not you did it youself .Of course parents helped as we did with our g.children but they need a life too after raising a family.
It has to be said that today the majority of parents expect The State to pay for the kids which they needn`t have had anyway. They have been spoilt by the Nanny State imo.
Now waits for the torrent of rage
Not really ignorant,having 3 kids of our own. Does Yaris remember when we didn`t get any child allowance ?. Contraception today is free and there is simply no reason to have children if you can`t afford to look after them until School age ...if there is you tell me ?. I don`t slate parents for the sake of it ,they are from a generation who spoiled them so not their fault if they expect everything on a plate .
I got Child Allowance with all 3 of mine Hells.
